Fort Myers councilman to discuss adding assistant city manager
FORT MYERS, Fla. Fort Myers Councilman Johnny Streets is considering adding an assistant city manager position Monday following a 24-minute tirade from a city worker about city manager Saeed Kazemi.
View ArticleCape Coral considers outsourcing crossing guard program
CAPE CORAL, Fla. The Cape Coral Police Department may start outsourcing one of its safety programs to a private company. Police Chief David Newlan proposed the city outsource its school crossing guards...
View ArticleUber driver accused of sexually assaulting Lee County woman
FORT MYERS, Fla. What began as a woman’s safe ride home turned into a nightmare. The victim and a friend visited three bars Thursday night across Lee and Collier counties, Lee County deputies said....
View ArticleSuspect barricades himself inside Cape Coral home
CAPE CORAL, Fla. A suspect barricaded himself inside of a home Saturday morning on the 2700 block of Southwest 27th Street, the Cape Coral Police Department said. The suspect was detained shortly after...
View ArticleBonita Springs man killed in deadly hit-and-run
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. A 30-year-old pedestrian was killed Friday night on U.S. 41, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Dustin Allan Davis, of Bonita Springs, was pronounced dead at the scene after he was...
View ArticleMan arrested in Fort Myers crash
FORT MYERS, Fla. A man was arrested following a crash Saturday night, Fort Myers police said. A red Jeep and a silver Camaro slammed into each other at the intersection of Solomon Boulevard and Winkler...
View ArticleNorth Fort Myers man accused of sexual battery, burglary
NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. A 42-year-old man was arrested Saturday for alleged sexual battery and burglary, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said. Anthony Smith Jr., of 167 Eland Drive, forcibly dragged the...
View ArticleLetter provides clues in Lee County sexual assault case
NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. Bond was set at $400,000 Sunday for a 42-year-old man accused of forcibly dragging a woman into a vacant house and sexually assaulting her. Anthony Smith Jr., of the 100 block of...
View ArticleFGCU student studying abroad recalls London attacks
LONDON A 21-year-old Florida Gulf Coast University student studying abroad in England described a frightening experience during Sunday’s terror attack that left seven people dead. The attack started on...
View ArticleMcGregor Blvd. reopens after crash in south Fort Myers
SOUTH FORT MYERS, Fla. Southbound lanes of McGregor Boulevard reopened Sunday night after a crash at Martin Drive forced a more than hour-long closure. The wreck took place roughly midway between A and...
View ArticleTeen wounded in Fort Myers shooting
FORT MYERS, Fla. A 17-year-old boy was shot at his home near Lafayette Street and Royal Palm Avenue, his father said. The teen was shot in the shoulder and taken to Lee Memorial Hospital, but he’s...
View ArticleLee County schools to provide free summer meal program
FORT MYERS, Fla. Lee County kids who use a free lunch program at school will continue getting meals during summer break. The USDA Summer Food Service Program provides kids and teens ages 18 years and...
View ArticleLehigh Acres kidnapping, sexual assault suspect to face judge
FORT MYERS, Fla. A 33-year-old man accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a young girl in Fort Myers will have an arraignment Monday morning. William Devon Cole, of Paul Avenue in Lehigh Acres,...
View ArticleQuestions remain one year after fatal Cape Coral shooting spree
CAPE CORAL, Fla. State prosecutors recently started reviewing the actions of the Cape Coral police officers who shot and killed a 31-year-old suspect following a June 5, 2016 shooting spree that left...
View Article19-year-old faces charges in shooting of Fort Myers teen
FORT MYERS, Fla. A 19-year-old was arrested Monday for shooting a teenager on the 2200 block of Royal Palm Avenue on Sunday, Fort Myers police said. Jhony Anderson Mesidor, of Wellington Avenue in...
View ArticlePolice: Cape barricaded suspect had his children in home
CAPE CORAL, Fla. A man who barricaded himself inside his home after firing a gun into the air did so while his two small children slept inside, Cape Coral police said. Christopher Nathaniel Guzman, 30,...
View Article1 wounded in early morning Lehigh Acres shooting
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. One person was wounded in an early Monday morning shooting, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said. The shooting took place at around 3:20 a.m. at a home on the 3400 block of 32nd...
View ArticleLee Health celebrates 10th successful kidney transplant since program restart
FORT MYERS, Fla. Stella Odie-Ali waited six years for a new kidney. Then Lee Health halted it’s kidney transplant program in 2015 following the death of Cape Coral resident Jamie Donaldson, 40, during...
View ArticleCape Coral approves outsourcing crossing guard program
CAPE CORAL, Fla. City leaders unanimously approved outsourcing its crossing guard program during Monday’s city council meeting. The Cape Coral Police Department, which currently runs the safety program...
View ArticleLee County sheriff pledges crackdown on illegal ATV use
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. Lee County Sheriff Mike Scott promises to step up enforcement of laws against all-terrain vehicle use on public land. Stepping up enforcement of laws against all-terrain vehicle use...
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